The Approved Country Lists (Animals and Animal Products) (Amendment) Regulations 2023

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations are made in exercise of powers conferred by the Trade in Animals and Animal Products (Legislative Functions) and Veterinary Surgeons (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1225), in particular, regulations 6, 7 and 9.

They amend entries in the approved lists for imports of certain types of products, including food and animal products, from Switzerland and Iceland and remove a redundant transit approval for Russia.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sectors is foreseen.